Freeform Not Moving Forward With “Betches” Or “Woman World” Animated Comedies

 

Freeform has opted to not move forward with animated comedies Betches or Woman World. Both series were announced for development in 2019, however, in a new interview with Deadline, it was revealed neither are going through. That said, network head Tara Dunchan does want to dive into it which makes considerable sense seeing as how reruns of Family Guy have increased daily viewership by double compared to previous years.

“It’s a genre that does well with our core demo. We also feel with our lens being a bit more female forward, we have an opportunity to expand the offering from what’s currently out there in the animation landscape, by having more women-driven stories at the forefront and having more inclusivity driving the point of animation.”

Whenever I hear network execs refer to animation as a “genre”, I usually shudder. That said, here’s hoping other pitches can get through and the network can find an original animated series hit.

“BETCHES”
Based on the insanely popular multimedia brand of the same name, created by three millennial women, “Betches” is a half-hour, irreverent animated series that will follow three best friends and roommates as they navigate early adulthood in New York City together. The three women loudly try to figure out who they are in their careers and in love. They make almost every mistake in the book along the way, but they’re doing their best to make sure they have an anything-but-basic life. Rachel Koller (“Lady Bits with Lauren Giraldo”) will write the pilot and Emma Roberts (“American Horror Story”), Samantha Fishbein (co-founder of Betches Media), Jordana Abraham (co-founder of Betches Media), Aleen Kuperman (co-founder of Betches Media), Carli Haney, Kesila Childers and Gil Goldschein from Bunim-Murray Productions (“Keeping Up With The Kardashians,” “The Real World”) are set to executive produce.

“WOMAN WORLD”
“Woman World” is a half-hour, comedic animated series based on Aminder Dhaliwal’s graphic novel of the same name. The pilot playfully answers the question “what would our world look like if men became extinct?” This community of women leans on each other for survival as they search for love and their identity in this ladies-only existence. The pilot is executive produced by Felicia Day (“The Guild,” “Geek & Sundry”) and written by Aminder Dhaliwal (“Pinky Malinky,” “Close Enough”).